A. List of Submissions

1
Dr Nicola McGarrity, Professor George Williams AO
2
Law Council of Australia
2.1 Supplementary to submission 2
3
Australian Human Rights Commission
4
Australian Federal Police
5
International Commission of Jurists (Victoria)
6
AGD, AFP, DFAT, ASIO, Department of Home Affairs, CDPP
7
Attorney-General's Department
8
Department of Home Affairs
8.1 Supplementary to submission 8
9
Australian Federal Police
10
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (Classified)

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About this inquiry

The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) has commenced a statutory review into the ‘declared area’ provisions, listed in sections 119.2 and 119.3 of the Criminal Code Act 1995.

The provisions were introduced as part of the Foreign Fighters Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendments in 2014, and make it an offence for a person to enter, or remain in, declares areas if a foreign country, historically on the basis of regional terrorism activity. Under a sunset clause, the provisions are due to expire on 7 September 2021.



Past Public Hearings

22 Sep 2020: Canberra